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ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

Qualification
Unit number, Code and Title
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma Business
Unit 34, R/505/8181, Operations Management in
Business
Module Leader:
Lecturers:
Abimbola Taiwo
Ousman Kolley, Abimbola Taiwo
Distribution date
Submission deadline
W/C – 22/09/14
7th December 2014

Assignment title
Operations Management in Business

Learning Outcome

Learning outcome
Assessment Criteria
In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to:
Task no.

Evidence
(Page no)
L01
Understand the nature and importance of operations management
1.1
Explain why operations management is important for organisations
1

1.2
Analyse the operations functions of a selected organisation
1

1.3
Evaluate, by using a process model, the operations management of a selected organisation 1

LO2
Understand the link between operations management and strategic planning
2.1
Appraise the importance of the ‘Three Es’ to organisations
2

2.2
Assess the impact of the tension between cost minimisation and quality maximisation in organisations 2

2.3
Evaluate the significance of the five performance objectives that underpin operations management to organisations
2

LO3
Understand how to organise a typical production process
3.1
Assess how linear programming adds value to a given production process
3

3.2
Evaluate critical path analysis and network planning
3

3.3
Justify the need for operational planning and control in a selected production process

3

LO4
Be able to apply relevant techniques to the production of an operational plan for an organisation.
4.1
Produce a set of clearly defined operational outcomes for a selected organisation
4

4.2
Produce a network plan indicating the resultant critical path
4

4.3
Justify how quality management techniques are applied to improve operations in a selected organisation
4

Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources